Living body recognition detection method, medium and electronic device

ABSTRACT

A living body recognition detection method is provided, including: acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object at different positions relative to a pick-up camera; extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in the plurality of frames of images; respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frame of image, and calculating a plurality of ratios according to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of frames of images, and determining whether the target object is a living object or not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

This application is a national stage of an international application No.PCT/CN2019/091723, filed on Jun. 18, 2019, and entitled “LIVING BODYRECOGNITION DETECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE.”The international application claims priority to Chinese PatentApplication No. 201810734833.9, entitled “Living body recognitiondetection method, apparatus, medium and electronic device” and filed onJul. 6, 2018. Both applications are incorporated herein by reference intheir entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the technical field of biologicalrecognition, and specifically, to a living body recognition detectionmethod, medium and electronic device.

BACKGROUND

With the development of network technologies, face recognitiontechnology is being applied to more and more fields, such as onlinepayment, online banking, and security systems.

In order to prevent malicious users from using the captured target facephotos to complete face recognition, which leads to the problem of poorsecurity of the face recognition system, existing face recognitionsystems have been equipped with the process of living body recognitionand verification.

The information disclosed in the Related Art section is merely used forenhancing the understanding of the background of this application, andtherefore, may include information that does not constitute relatedtechnologies known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

SUMMARY

An objective of embodiments of this application is to provide a livingbody recognition detection method, medium and electronic device.

Other features and advantages of this application become obvious throughthe following detailed descriptions, or may be learned partially by thepractice of this application.

According to an aspect of the embodiments of this application, a livingobject recognition method is provided, including:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object atdifferent positions relative to a pick-up camera;

extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images;

respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frameof image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and

analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

According to yet another aspect of the embodiments of this application,a non-volatile computer readable medium is provided, storing a computerprogram therein, where when executed by a processor, the programimplements a living object recognition method, the method including:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object atdifferent positions relative to a pick-up camera;

extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images;

respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frameof image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and

analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

According to yet another aspect of the embodiments of this application,an electronic device is provided, including: one or more processors; anda storage apparatus configured to store one or more programs that, whenexecuted by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processorsto implement the following operations:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object atdifferent positions relative to a pick-up camera;

extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images;

respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frameof image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and

analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

It should be understood that the foregoing general descriptions and thefollowing detailed descriptions are only exemplary, and cannot limitthis application.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitutea part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent withthis application and, together with the specification, serve to explainthe principles of this application. Apparently, the accompanyingdrawings in the following description show only some embodiments of thisapplication, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still deriveother drawings from these accompanying drawings without creativeefforts. In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 schematically shows a flowchart of a living body recognitiondetection method according to an embodiment of this application.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a flowchart of a living body recognitiondetection method according to another embodiment of this application.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a flowchart of a living body recognitiondetection apparatus according to an embodiment of this application.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system adapted toimplement an electronic device according to an embodiment of thisapplication.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

At present, the examples of implementations are describedcomprehensively with reference to the accompanying drawings. However,the exemplary embodiments can be implemented in various forms and arenot be understood as being limited to examples herein. Conversely, theexamples of implementations are provided to make the technical solutionof this application more comprehensive and complete, and comprehensivelyconvey the idea of the examples of the implementations to a personskilled in the art.

In addition, the features, structures, or characteristics described inthis application may be combined in one or more embodiments in anyappropriate manner. In the following descriptions, a plurality ofspecific details are provided to give a comprehensive understanding ofthe embodiments of this application. However, a person skilled in theart will realize that the technical solution of this application can bepracticed without one or more specific details, or other methods,components, apparatuses, steps and the like can be adopted. In othercases, public methods, apparatuses, implementations or operations arenot shown or described in detail to avoid blurring aspects of thisapplication.

The block diagram shown in the accompanying drawings is merely afunctional entity and does not necessarily correspond to a physicallyindependent entity. That is, these functional entities can beimplemented in the form of software, in one or more hardware modules orintegrated circuits, or in different networks and/or processorapparatuses and/or microcontroller apparatuses.

The flowchart shown in the accompanying drawings is merely exemplarydescription, and does not necessarily include all contents andoperations/steps, nor does it have to be executed in the orderdescribed. For example, some operations/steps may be further decomposed,while some operations/steps may be merged or partially merged, so theactual execution order may change according to the actual situation.

In related living body recognition technologies, recognition can beperformed by determining whether the user completes a specifiedinteraction action, such as blinking, opening mouth, raising head, etc.If the user completes the specified action within a specified time, therecognition may be deemed as successful. However, malicious attackerscan record in advance a video of the user performing the above actions,and use the video to trick the recognition system, resulting in poorsecurity of the recognition system. There are also some living bodyrecognition technologies that use a 3D sensor to obtain the user's 3Dinformation for recognition. Point depth information of the photo orvideo is consistent, but point depth information of the face of a livingbody is inconsistent. By making use of this point, the problem that anattacker uses a video to attack the system can be overcome. This method,however, requires the support of an additional sensor device, and cannotbe widely used because such sensor devices are not popular in mobilephones, computers and other terminal devices.

Based on this, an example embodiment of this application first providesa living body recognition detection method. As shown in FIG. 1, themethod may include steps S110, S120, S130 and S140. Here:

Step S110, acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target objectat different positions relative to a pick-up camera;

Step S120, extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of imagein the plurality of frames of images;

Step S130, respectively calculating distances between the key points oneach frame of image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frameof image according to the calculated distances of each frame of image;and

Step S140, analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for theplurality of frames of images, and determining whether the target objectis a living object or not according to the changes of the plurality ofratios.

In comparison with the scheme of acquiring the user's three-dimensionalinformation with the 3D sensor for recognition, the living bodyrecognition detection method in this example embodiment acquires theimage with the pick-up camera, and does not require any additionalsensor, which can reduce the resources occupied and reduce the costs;moreover, the limitation on whether a sensor is disposed on the terminaldevice is avoided, which improves the flexibility and usability.

Compared with the scheme that requires the user to complete thespecified action within the specified time, the live recognitiondetection method in this example embodiment can accurately identify thesituation that the malicious attacker uses the pre-recorded video of theuser performing the specified action, and prevent the malicious attackerfrom passing the recognition without requiring the user to make multiplespecified actions, which simplifies the user's operation, and makes theinteraction with the user simple, thus reducing the recognition time andimproving the recognition efficiency.

To sum up, according to the living body recognition detection method inthis example embodiment, by using a pick-up camera to acquire aplurality of frames of images of a target object at different positionsrelative to the pick-up camera, no additional device is required, so theresources occupied can be reduced, thus reducing the costs; meanwhile,the flexibility and usability of the living object recognition systemare improved; besides, by extracting a plurality of key points on eachframe of image; calculating distances between the key points, andrespectively calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; andanalyzing changes of the ratios for the plurality of frames of images,and determining whether the target object is a living object or not,attackers can be prevented from using an image or video of the targetobject to attack the recognition system, thus improving the security ofthe recognition system; also, the interaction with the user is simple,so the recognition time can be reduced and the recognition efficiencycan be improved; furthermore, user experience can be improved.

Next, the steps of the living body recognition detection method in thisexemplary embodiment will be described in more detail by referring toFIG. 1 to FIG. 2.

Step S110, acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target objectat different positions relative to a pick-up camera.

The camera can provide the functions of taking photos or recordingvideos, capturing images, etc., and can be applied to various terminaldevices, such as mobile phones, computers, ATMs (automatic tellermachines), etc. In addition, cameras can be used in various recognitionsystems, for example, face recognition system, vehicle license platerecognition system, visual recognition system, etc. In this embodiment,a face recognition system is taken as an example.

In this embodiment, the pick-up camera can acquire the plurality offrames of images of the target object at the different positionsrelative to the pick-up camera by shooting the target object multipletimes, i.e., when the camera captures an image, the relative positionsof the target object and the camera can change. The position of thetarget object can be changed when the position of the camera remainsunchanged, or the position of the camera can be changed when the targetobject the position remains unchanged. For example, during capturingimages of the target object, the camera can be adjusted to telescope,rotate or move otherwise, or the target object can be moved forward,backward, leftward or rightward. The plurality of frames of images maybe a plurality of frames of images captured in multiple times in theprocess where the relative positions of the target object and the cameracan change. For example, the plurality of frames of images may be aplurality of frames of images captured in multiple times in the processwhere the position of the target object changes relative to the camera,or may be obtained by capturing one or more frames of images for eachdisplacement of the camera while the position of the target objectremains unchanged. Optionally, a reference number of frames of images ofthe target object at different distances to the camera may further beset. That is to say, when the target object is at different distances tothe camera, images are respectively captured, and the total number ofimages captured is ensured to be the reference number. For example, thecamera can capture the reference number of frames of images of thetarget object from far to near or from near to far. The reference numbercan be set according to practical requirements, for example, 5 frames, 8frames, etc.

In addition, the pick-up camera can also acquire a dynamic image of thetarget object at a changing position relative to the camera. That is tosay, in the process where the relative positions of the target objectand the camera can change, the camera can record the changing process ofthe position of the target object to obtain a dynamic image. After thedynamic image is obtained, the dynamic image can be divided according toreference time periods, and the reference number of frames of images canbe extracted. That is to say, a reference number of reference timeperiods is set, and according to a time point of each frame of image inthe dynamic image, one frame of image is extracted from each referencetime period in the dynamic image, thus obtaining the reference number offrames of images.

When one frame of image is extracted from the reference time period, anyframe of image, the time point of which in the dynamic image belongs tothe reference time period can be extracted; or an image, the time pointof which in the dynamic image is equal to a starting time point of thereference time period can be extracted; or other images in the referencetime period can be extracted.

In addition, the reference number of reference time periods can have thesame time length, and the reference number of reference time periods canbe continuous, i.e., an end time point of one reference time period is astarting time point of a next reference time period.

For example, a 10-second long dynamic image is obtained. If thereference number is 5, then an image at 2 second, an image at 4 second,an image at 6 second, an image at 8 second and an image at 10 second canbe extracted respectively, to constitute the plurality of frames ofimages of the target object.

Furthermore, in order to obtain the plurality of frames of images of thetarget object at the different positions relative to the pick-up camera,in this example embodiment, a detection box can be used to prompt theuser that an image of the target object appears in the detection box,and the size of the detection box can be changed when the cameracaptures images, so as to prompt the user to change the distance of thetarget object relative to the camera, so as to obtain the plurality offrames of images of the target object.

The farther away a person is from the camera, the smaller the image ofthe person in the photo taken. When the size of the detection boxchanges, the distance between the target object and the camera can bechanged accordingly in order to make the image of the target objectappear in the detection box. In this manner, the images of the targetobject at different positions relative to the pick-up camera can beobtained.

Step S120, extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of imagein the plurality of frames of images.

In this exemplary embodiment, a plurality of key points on each frame ofimage in the plurality of frames of images may be extracted after theplurality of frames of images is obtained.

For example, key point information on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images can be extracted. The key pointinformation of the image can be information about facial parts, and mayalso be contour information, for example, eye, nose, mouth or facecontour, etc. The key point information can be acquired according to anASM (Active Shape Mode) algorithm or a deep learning method. Definitely,according to practical situations, the key point information can also beextracted using other methods, for example, a CPR (Cascaded PoseRegression) method, etc.

For each frame of image, the key point information on said frame ofimage is extracted, so that at least one key point on said frame ofimage can be determined, and information about each key point can bedetermined, including the part to which each key point belongs, theposition of each key point on said frame of image, and so on.

Step S130, respectively calculating distances between the key points oneach frame of image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frameof image according to the calculated distances of each frame of image.

In this exemplary embodiment, the distances between the key points maybe a distance between any two key points on the same frame of image. Thedistance between any two key points is determined by the positions ofsaid two key points on the same frame of image. Optionally, on eachframe of image, a distance from a pupil point to a nasal tip point maybe used as a first distance, a distance from a pupil point to a mouthcorner point may be used as a second distance, and a distance from amouth corner point to a nasal tip point may be used as a third distance.

In addition, for each frame of image, the distances between the keypoints can be calculated using the above-mentioned method, and aplurality of ratios can further be calculated according to thecalculated distances. The ratio can be obtained from a ratio between anytwo distances after the distances between the key points are calculated.Optionally, a pupil distance between two eyes on each frame of image maybe acquired, and for the same frame of image, ratios of the firstdistance, the second distance and the third distance to the pupildistance of said frame of image are respectively calculated, so as toobtain the plurality of ratios. Meanwhile, for the ease of description,the ratio of the first distance to the pupil distance may be used as thefirst ratio, the ratio of the second distance to the pupil distance maybe used as the second ratio, and the ratio of the third distance to thepupil distance may be used as the third ratio. For each frame of image,the first ratio, the second ratio and the third ratio can be obtained.

Optionally, for the same frame of image, the plurality of ratios mayalso be obtained by calculating a ratio of the first distance to thesecond distance, a ratio of the second distance to the third distanceand a ratio of the first distance to the third distance. Or theplurality of ratios is calculated using other methods.

Step S140, analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for theplurality of frames of images, and determining whether the target objectis a living object or not according to the changes of the plurality ofratios.

In this exemplary embodiment, for each ratio, the ratio of each frame ofimage in the plurality of frames of images is compared, and the changeof the value of the ratio in each frame of image in the plurality offrames of images is analyzed, to obtain a change rule of the ratio.

Optionally, the change of the value of the first ratio in each frame ofimage in the plurality of frames of images can be analyzed respectively.That is to say, the first ratio of the first frame of image in theplurality of frames of images may be compared with the first ratio ofthe second frame of image, the first ratio of the third frame of image,and so on, until the first ratio of the last frame of image, to analyzethe change of the value of the first ratio. The second ratio and thethird ratio can also be analyzed using the same method.

Whether the target object is a living object or not is determinedaccording to whether the change rules of the values of the plurality ofratios among the plurality of frames of images comply with change rulesof the plurality of ratios of the living object. Optionally, the step ofacquiring the change rules of the plurality of ratios of the livingobject may include: acquiring a plurality of frames of images of theliving object at different positions relative to the camera, extractinga plurality of key points of each frame of image in the plurality offrames of images, calculating distances between the key points,respectively calculating a plurality of ratios of the living objectaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image, andanalyzing changes of the plurality of ratios. For a certain number ofliving objects, changes of the plurality of ratios of the certain numberof living objects may be analyzed using various algorithms, so as tofind a change rule of the plurality of ratios of the living objects.

Whether the target object is a living object or not can be determinedaccording to whether the change rule of the plurality of ratios of thetarget object complies with a change rule of a plurality of ratios of aliving object.

Or, whether the target object is a living object or not can also bedetermined according to whether the value of each ratio in the pluralityof ratios is within a certain range of the ratio corresponding to aliving object. In addition, a change rule of a plurality of ratios of aliving object, for example, a change rule of a plurality of ratios of aface of a living object, may be analyzed, or a change rule of aplurality of ratios of a non-living object may be analyzed, a ratiochange threshold may be set according to the change rule of theplurality of ratios, and it is determined whether a change of theplurality of ratios of the target object is less than or greater thanthe threshold, so as to determine whether the target object is a livingobject or not.

For example, in comparison with an image or video, a face is closer to acylinder, so the closer the camera is to the face, the larger thedeformation of the image captured is; while the distance between thecamera and an image or video which is planar does not cause deformationof the image captured. Therefore, a change rule of the plurality ofratios of the image or video is different from that of the plurality ofratios of the face. By analyzing the change rule of the plurality ofratios of the living object, the change rule of the plurality of ratioscan be used during the recognition of the target object, i.e., thedifference between a cylinder and a planar object is taken intoconsideration, so the problem that an attacker uses a photo or video toattack can be overcome.

In addition, the face is not exactly the same as a cylinder. The surfaceof a cylinder is smooth, but facial parts of the face are uneven, e.g.,the nose tip is protruding, the eye socket is recessed, etc. Suchcharacteristics make the deformation of the face follow a certain rule.Therefore, by analyzing the change rule of the plurality of ratios ofthe living object, the change rule of the plurality of ratios can beused during the recognition of the target object, i.e., the differencebetween a real human face and a cylinder is taken into consideration, sothe problem that an attacker bends a photo into a cylinder to attack canbe overcome.

Further, in order to more accurately determine whether the target objectis a living object or not according to the change of the plurality ofratios, this example embodiment further includes steps S210, S220 andS230, as shown in FIG. 2. Here:

Step S210, acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality ofliving objects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to aplurality of frames of images of each living object in the plurality ofliving objects, and using the plurality of ratios as a positive sampleset.

In this exemplary embodiment, the living object may be a real user to berecognized. The real user can perform various interaction operationswith the recognition system. For example, when the user opens an accountat a bank, registers an online banking service, or binds a bank card ona platform, recognition and verification by the recognition system arerequired, so as to ensure the security of property of the user. Takingthe living object as a sample, a plurality of frames of images of theliving object is obtained according to step S110, and a plurality ofratios obtained by performing processing in the above-mentioned stepsS120 and S130 on the obtained plurality of frames of images can be usedas a positive sample set. That is to say, a camera can be used tocapture a plurality of frames of images of a living object at differentpositions relative to the camera, a plurality of key points of eachframe of image in the plurality of frames of images is extracted,distances between the key points are calculated, and a plurality ofratios of each frame of image is calculated according to the calculateddistances of each frame of image, so the plurality of ratios can be usedas a positive sample set.

Step S220, acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality ofnon-living objects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to aplurality of frames of images of each non-living object in the pluralityof non-living objects, and using the plurality of ratios as a negativesample set.

In this exemplary embodiment, the non-living object may be an objectwhich is not a real user, e.g., a picture, video, electronic device,etc. Optionally, the non-living object may be a planar object orcylindrical object. Taking the non-living object as a sample, aplurality of frames of images of the non-living object can be obtainedaccording to step S110. A plurality of ratios corresponding to thenon-living object can be obtained according to the above-mentioned stepsS120 and S130, and the obtained plurality of ratios is used as anegative sample set. That is to say, a camera can be used to capture aplurality of frames of images of a non-living object at differentpositions relative to the camera, a plurality of key points of eachframe of image in the plurality of frames of images is extracted,distances between the key points are calculated, and a plurality ofratios of each frame of image is calculated according to the calculateddistances of each frame of image, so the plurality of ratios can be usedas a negative sample set.

Step S230, acquiring the classifier model using a deep learningalgorithm based on the positive sample set and the negative sample set.

The classification result of the sample can be acquired directlyaccording to the classifier model, so that an analysis effect of theratios can be acquired rapidly and efficiently. In this exemplaryembodiment, the positive sample set and the negative sample set obtainedin step S210 and step S220 can be used as training sets for theclassifier model to train the classifier model. The trained classifiermodel can map any sample data to one of given categories. The classifiermodel can be trained based on a deep learning algorithm, or may also betrained using other algorithms such as a logistic regression algorithm

Further, after the above-mentioned classifier model is obtained, in stepS140, the plurality of ratios can be input into the classifier model toobtain a classification result, and it can be determined whether thetarget object is a living object or not according to the classificationresult. In this exemplary embodiment, if the classification result is apositive class, it can be determined that the target object is a livingobject; if the classification result is a negative class, it can bedetermined that the target object is a non-living object. In addition,when the target object is determined as a living object, a prompt canfurther be provided to prompt that the user passes the recognition; whenthe target object is determined as a non-living object, a prompt canfurther be provided to prompt that the user fails in the recognition.

The following describes apparatus embodiments of this application, andthe apparatus embodiments can be used for performing the above-mentionedliving body recognition detection method of this application. As shownin FIG. 3, the living body recognition detection apparatus 300 mayinclude:

an image pick-up unit 310, configured to acquire a plurality of framesof images of a target object at different positions relative to apick-up camera;

a key point acquiring unit 320, configured to extract a plurality of keypoints on each frame of image in the plurality of frames of images;

a computing unit 330, configured to respectively calculate distancesbetween the key points on each frame of image, and calculate a pluralityof ratios of each frame of image according to the calculated distancesof each frame of image; and

a result determining unit 340, configured to analyze changes of theplurality of ratios for the plurality of frames of images, and determinewhether the target object is a living object or not according to thechanges of the plurality of ratios.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, the result determiningunit 340 is further configured to input the plurality of ratios into aclassifier model to obtain a classification result, and determinewhether the target object is a living object or not according to theclassification result.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the apparatus alsoincludes a module configured to execute the following operations:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality of livingobjects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to a plurality offrames of images of each living object in the plurality of livingobjects, and using the plurality of ratios as a positive sample set;

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality of non-livingobjects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to a plurality offrames of images of each non-living object in the plurality ofnon-living objects, and using the plurality of ratios as a negativesample set; and

acquiring the classifier model using a deep learning algorithm based onbased on the positive sample set and the negative sample set.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the resultdetermining unit 340 is further configured to: when the classificationresult is a positive class, determine that the target object is a livingobject; and when the classification result is a negative class,determine that the target object is a non-living object.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the image pick-upunit 310 is further configured to acquire a reference number of framesof images of the target object at different distances to the pick-upcamera.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the image pick-upunit 310 is further configured to acquire a dynamic image of the targetobject at a changing position relative to the pick-up camera; and dividethe dynamic image according to reference time periods, and extract thereference number of frames of images.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the apparatus alsoincludes a module configured to execute the following operations:

prompting by using a detection box a user that an image of the targetobject appears in the detection box; and

changing a size of the detection box in response to acquiring an imageof the target object.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the computing unit330 is further configured to respectively calculate a distance from apupil point to a nasal tip point, a distance from a pupil point to amouth corner point and a distance from a mouth corner point to a nasaltip point on each frame of image;

where on each frame of image, the distance from a pupil point to a nasaltip point is a first distance, the distance from a pupil point to amouth corner point is a second distance, and the distance from a mouthcorner point to a nasal tip point is a third distance.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the computing unit330 is further configured to acquire a pupil distance between two eyeson each frame of image; and for the same frame of image, a ratio of thefirst distance to the pupil distance is a first ratio, a ratio of thesecond distance to the pupil distance is a second ratio, and a ratio ofthe third distance to the pupil distance is a third ratio.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the resultdetermining unit 340 is further configured to: for the plurality offrames of images, respectively analyze changes in the first ratio, thesecond ratio and the third ratio.

In another exemplary embodiment of this application, the key pointacquiring unit 320 is further configured to: extract the plurality ofkey points on each frame of image by using a facial landmarklocalization algorithm.

Since the functional modules of the living body recognition detectionapparatus in the exemplary embodiment of this application correspond tothe steps in the exemplary embodiment of the above living bodyrecognition detection method, for details not disclosed in the apparatusembodiment of this application, refer to the embodiment of the livingbody recognition detection method of this application.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system 400adapted to implement an electronic device according to an embodiment ofthis application. The computer system 400 of the electronic device shownin FIG. 4 is merely an example, and does not constitute any limitationon functions and use ranges of the embodiments of this application.

As shown in FIG. 4, the computer system 400 includes a centralprocessing unit (CPU) 401, which may perform various proper actions andprocessing based on a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 402 ora program loaded from a storage part 408 into a random access memory(RAM) 403. In the RAM 403, various programs and data necessary forsystem operations are further stored. The CPU 401, the ROM 402, and theRAM 403 are connected to each other through a bus 404. An input/output(I/O) interface 405 is also connected to the bus 404.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 405: aninput part 406 including a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, an outputpart 407 including a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display(LCD), a speaker, or the like, a storage part 408 including a hard disk,or the like, and a communication part 409 including a network interfacecard such as a local area network (LAN) card or a modem. Thecommunication part 409 performs communication processing by using anetwork such as the Internet. A driver 410 is also connected to the I/Ointerface 405 as required. A removable medium 411, such as a magneticdisk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory orthe like, is installed on the drive 410 as needed, so that a computerprogram read therefrom is installed into the storage part 408 as needed.

Particularly, according to an embodiment of this application, theprocesses described in the following by referring to the flowcharts maybe implemented as computer software programs. For example, an embodimentof this application includes a computer program product. The computerprogram product includes a computer program stored in acomputer-readable medium. The computer program includes a computerprogram used for performing a method shown in the flowchart. In such anembodiment, by using the communication part 409, the computer programmay be downloaded and installed from a network, and/or installed fromthe removable medium 411. When the computer program is executed by thecentral processing unit (CPU) 401, the above functions defined in thesystem of this application are performed.

It should be noted that the computer-readable medium shown in thisapplication may be a computer-readable signal medium or acomputer-readable storage medium or any combination of the two. Thecomputer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limitedto, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, orsemiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination thereof.A more specific example of the computer-readable storage medium mayinclude but is not limited to: an electrical connection having one ormore wires, a portable computer magnetic disk, a hard disk, a randomaccess memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmableread-only memory (EPROM or a flash memory), an optical fiber, a compactdisk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magneticstorage device, or any appropriate combination thereof. In thisapplication, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangiblemedium including or storing a program, and the program may be used by orin combination with an instruction execution system, apparatus, ordevice. In this application, the computer-readable signal medium mayinclude a data signal transmitted in a baseband or as part of a carrier,and stores a computer-readable computer program. The propagated datasignal may be in a plurality of forms, including, but not limited to, anelectromagnetic signal, an optical signal, or any other appropriatecombination thereof. The computer-readable signal medium may be furtherany computer-readable medium in addition to a computer-readable storagemedium. The computer-readable medium may send, propagate, or transmit aprogram that is used by or used in conjunction with an instructionsystem, an apparatus, or a device. The program code included in thecomputer-readable medium may be transmitted by using any suitablemedium, including but not limited to, wireless transmission, a wire, acable, radio frequency (RF) or the like, or any other suitablecombination thereof.

The flowcharts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawingsillustrate possible system architectures, functions and operations thatmay be implemented by a system, a method, and a computer program productaccording to various embodiments of this application. At this point,each block in the flowchart or the block diagram may represent a module,a program segment, or a part of code. The module, the program segment,or the part of code contains one or more executable instructions usedfor implementing specified logic functions. It should be noted that, insome implementations used as substitutes, functions annotated in boxesmay alternatively be occur in a sequence different from that annotatedin an accompanying drawing. For example, two blocks represented insuccession may be basically executed in parallel, and sometimes may beexecuted in a reverse order. This depends on related functions. Itshould also be noted that, each block in the block diagram or theflowchart, and a combination of blocks in the block diagram or theflowchart, may be implemented by using a specific hardware-based systemthat performs specified functions or operations, or may be implementedby using a combination of special-purpose hardware and computerinstructions.

A related unit described in the embodiments of this application may beimplemented in a software manner, or may be implemented in a hardwaremanner, and the unit described can also be set in a processor. Names ofthe units do not constitute a limitation on the units under certaincircumstances.

According to another aspect, this application further provides acomputer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may be includedin the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments, or mayexist alone and is not assembled in the electronic device. Thecomputer-readable medium carries one or more programs, the one or moreprograms, when executed by the electronic device, causing the electronicdevice to implement the living body recognition detection methoddescribed in the foregoing embodiments.

For example, the electronic device may implement the following stepsshown in FIG. 1: step S110, acquiring a plurality of frames of images ofa target object at different positions relative to a pick-up camera;step S120, extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of imagein the plurality of frames of images; step S130, respectivelycalculating distances between the key points on each frame of image, andcalculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of image according tothe calculated distances of each frame of image; and step S140,analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

In another example, the electronic device may implement the steps shownin FIG. 2.

Although several modules or units of the device for action execution arementioned in the foregoing detailed description, such a division is notmandatory. In fact, the features and the functions of two or moremodules or units described above may be embodied in one module or unitaccording to the implementations of this application. On the other hand,the features and the functions of one module or unit described above maybe further divided into a plurality of modules or units to be embodied.

Through descriptions of the foregoing implementations, it is easy for aperson skilled in the art to understand that the exemplaryimplementations described herein can be implemented by software or bycombining software with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technicalsolutions of the implementations of this application may be implementedin a form of a software product. The software product may be stored in anon-volatile storage medium (which may be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, aremovable hard disk, or the like) or on a network, and includes severalinstructions for instructing a computing device (which may be a personalcomputer, a server, a touch terminal, network device, or the like) toperform the methods according to the implementations of thisapplication.

Other embodiments of this specification will be apparent to a personskilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practiceof the present application disclosed here. This application is intendedto cover any variation, use, or adaptive change of this application.These variations, uses, or adaptive changes follow the generalprinciples of this application and include common general knowledge orcommon technical means in the art that are not disclosed in thisapplication. The specification and the embodiments are considered asmerely exemplary, and the real scope and spirit of this application arepointed out in the following claims.

It should be understood that this application is not limited to theprecise structures described above and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, and various modifications and changes can be made withoutdeparting from the scope of this application. The scope of thisapplication is limited by the appended claims only.

According to an aspect of the embodiments of this application, a livingobject recognition method is provided, including:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object atdifferent positions relative to a pick-up camera;

extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images;

respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frameof image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and

analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of determining whether the target object is a livingobject or not according to the changes of the plurality of ratiosincludes:

inputting the plurality of ratios into a classifier model to obtain aclassification result, and determining whether the target object is aliving object or not according to the classification result.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, before the step of inputting the plurality of ratios into aclassifier model, the method further includes:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality of livingobjects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to a plurality offrames of images of each living object in the plurality of livingobjects, and using the plurality of ratios as a positive sample set;

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality of non-livingobjects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to a plurality offrames of images of each non-living object in the plurality ofnon-living objects, and using the plurality of ratios as a negativesample set; and

acquiring the classifier model using a deep learning algorithm based onbased on the positive sample set and the negative sample set.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of determining whether the target object is a livingobject or not according to the classification result includes:

when the classification result is a positive class, determining that thetarget object is a living object; and

when the classification result is a negative class, determining that thetarget object is a non-living object.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of acquiring a plurality of frames of images of atarget object at different positions relative to a pick-up cameraincludes:

acquiring a reference number of frames of images of the target object atdifferent distances to the pick-up camera.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of acquiring a plurality of frames of images of atarget object at different positions relative to a pick-up cameraincludes:

acquiring a dynamic image of the target object at a changing positionrelative to the pick-up camera; and

dividing the dynamic image according to reference time periods, andextracting the reference number of frames of images.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the method further includes:

prompting by using a detection box a user that an image of the targetobject appears in the detection box; and

changing a size of the detection box in response to acquiring an imageof the target object.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of respectively calculating distances between the keypoints on each frame of image includes:

respectively calculating a distance from a pupil point to a nasal tippoint, a distance from a pupil point to a mouth corner point and adistance from a mouth corner point to a nasal tip point on each frame ofimage;

where on each frame of image, the distance from a pupil point to a nasaltip point is a first distance, the distance from a pupil point to amouth corner point is a second distance, and the distance from a mouthcorner point to a nasal tip point is a third distance.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame ofimage according to the calculated distances of each frame of imageincludes:

acquiring a pupil distance between two eyes on each frame of image; and

for the same frame of image, calculating a ratio of the first distanceto the pupil distance as a first ratio, calculating a ratio of thesecond distance to the pupil distance as a second ratio, and calculatinga ratio of the third distance to the pupil distance as a third ratio, soas to obtain the first ratio, the second ratio and the third ratio ofeach frame of image.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios forthe plurality of frames of images includes:

for the plurality of frames of images, respectively analyzing changes inthe first ratio, the second ratio and the third ratio.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the step of extracting a plurality of key points on each frameof image in the plurality of frames of images includes:

extracting the plurality of key points on each frame of image by using afacial landmark localization algorithm.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, aliving object recognition apparatus is provided, including:

an image pick-up unit, configured to acquire a plurality of frames ofimages of a target object at different positions relative to a pick-upcamera;

a key point acquiring unit, configured to extract a plurality of keypoints on each frame of image in the plurality of frames of images;

a computing unit, configured to respectively calculate distances betweenthe key points on each frame of image, and calculate a plurality ofratios of each frame of image according to the calculated distances ofeach frame of image; and

a result determining unit, configured to analyze changes of theplurality of ratios for the plurality of frames of images, and determinewhether the target object is a living object or not according to thechanges of the plurality of ratios.

According to yet another aspect of the embodiments of this application,a non-volatile computer readable medium is provided, storing a computerprogram therein, where when executed by a processor, the programimplements the living object recognition method, the method including:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object atdifferent positions relative to a pick-up camera;

extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images;

respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frameof image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and

analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

According to yet another aspect of the embodiments of this application,an electronic device is provided, including: one or more processors; anda storage apparatus configured to store one or more programs that, whenexecuted by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processorsto implement the following operations:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target object atdifferent positions relative to a pick-up camera;

extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images;

respectively calculating distances between the key points on each frameof image, and calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of imageaccording to the calculated distances of each frame of image; and

analyzing changes of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of framesof images, and determining whether the target object is a living objector not according to the changes of the plurality of ratios.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

inputting the plurality of ratios into a classifier model to obtain aclassification result, and determining whether the target object is aliving object or not according to the classification result.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality of livingobjects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to a plurality offrames of images of each living object in the plurality of livingobjects, and using the plurality of ratios as a positive sample set;

acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a plurality of non-livingobjects, calculating the plurality of ratios according to a plurality offrames of images of each non-living object in the plurality ofnon-living objects, and using the plurality of ratios as a negativesample set; and

acquiring the classifier model using a deep learning algorithm based onbased on the positive sample set and the negative sample set.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

when the classification result is a positive class, determining that thetarget object is a living object; and

when the classification result is a negative class, determining that thetarget object is a non-living object.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

acquiring a reference number of frames of images of the target object atdifferent distances to the pick-up camera.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

acquiring a dynamic image of the target object at a changing positionrelative to the pick-up camera; and

dividing the dynamic image according to reference time periods, andextracting the reference number of frames of images.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

prompting by using a detection box a user that an image of the targetobject appears in the detection box; and

changing a size of the detection box in response to acquiring an imageof the target object.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

respectively calculating a distance from a pupil point to a nasal tippoint, a distance from a pupil point to a mouth corner point and adistance from a mouth corner point to a nasal tip point on each frame ofimage;

where on each frame of image, the distance from a pupil point to a nasaltip point is a first distance, the distance from a pupil point to amouth corner point is a second distance, and the distance from a mouthcorner point to a nasal tip point is a third distance.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

acquiring a pupil distance between two eyes on each frame of image; and

for the same frame of image, a ratio of the first distance to the pupildistance is a first ratio, a ratio of the second distance to the pupildistance is a second ratio, and a ratio of the third distance to thepupil distance is a third ratio.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

for the plurality of frames of images, respectively analyzing changes inthe first ratio, the second ratio and the third ratio.

In an exemplary embodiment of this application, based on the precedingsolution, the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations:

extracting the plurality of key points on each frame of image by using afacial landmark localization algorithm.

1. A living body recognition detection method, comprising: acquiring aplurality of frames of images of a target object at different positionsrelative to a pick-up camera; extracting a plurality of key points oneach frame of image in the plurality of frames of images; respectivelycalculating distances between the key points on each frame of image, andcalculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of image according tothe calculated distances of each frame of image; and analyzing changesof the plurality of ratios for the plurality of frames of images, anddetermining whether the target object is a living object or notaccording to the changes of the plurality of ratios.
 2. The living bodyrecognition detection method according to claim 1, wherein the step ofdetermining whether the target object is a living object or notaccording to the changes of the plurality of ratios comprises: inputtingthe plurality of ratios into a classifier model to obtain aclassification result, and determining whether the target object is aliving object or not according to the classification result.
 3. Theliving body recognition detection method according to claim 2, whereinbefore the step of inputting the plurality of ratios into a classifiermodel, the method further comprises: acquiring a plurality of frames ofimages of a plurality of living objects, calculating the plurality ofratios according to a plurality of frames of images of each livingobject in the plurality of living objects, and using the plurality ofratios as a positive sample set; acquiring a plurality of frames ofimages of a plurality of non-living objects, calculating the pluralityof ratios according to a plurality of frames of images of eachnon-living object in the plurality of non-living objects, and using theplurality of ratios as a negative sample set; and acquiring theclassifier model using a deep learning algorithm based on based on thepositive sample set and the negative sample set.
 4. The living bodyrecognition detection method according to claim 2, wherein the step ofdetermining whether the target object is a living object or notaccording to the classification result comprises: when theclassification result is a positive class, determining that the targetobject is a living object; and when the classification result is anegative class, determining that the target object is a non-livingobject.
 5. The living body recognition detection method according toclaim 1, wherein the step of acquiring a plurality of frames of imagesof a target object at different positions relative to a pick-up cameracomprises: acquiring a reference number of frames of images of thetarget object at different distances to the pick-up camera.
 6. Theliving body recognition detection method according to claim 5, whereinthe step of acquiring a plurality of frames of images of a target objectat different positions relative to a pick-up camera comprises: acquiringa dynamic image of the target object at a changing position relative tothe pick-up camera; and dividing the dynamic image according toreference time periods, and extracting the reference number of frames ofimages.
 7. The living body recognition detection method according toclaim 5, further comprising: prompting by using a detection box a userthat an image of the target object appears in the detection box; andchanging a size of the detection box in response to acquiring an imageof the target object.
 8. The living body recognition detection methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the step of respectively calculatingdistances between the key points on each frame of image comprises:respectively calculating a distance from a pupil point to a nasal tippoint, a distance from a pupil point to a mouth corner point and adistance from a mouth corner point to a nasal tip point on each frame ofimage; wherein on each frame of image, the distance from a pupil pointto a nasal tip point is a first distance, the distance from a pupilpoint to a mouth corner point is a second distance, and the distancefrom a mouth corner point to a nasal tip point is a third distance. 9.The living body recognition detection method according to claim 8,wherein the step of calculating a plurality of ratios of each frame ofimage according to the calculated distances of each frame of imagecomprises: acquiring a pupil distance between two eyes on each frame ofimage; and for the same frame of image, a ratio of the first distance tothe pupil distance is a first ratio, a ratio of the second distance tothe pupil distance is a second ratio, and a ratio of the third distanceto the pupil distance is a third ratio.
 10. The living body recognitiondetection method according to claim 9, wherein the step of analyzingchanges of the plurality of ratios for the plurality of frames of imagescomprises: for the plurality of frames of images, respectively analyzingchanges in the first ratio, the second ratio and the third ratio. 11.The living body recognition detection method according to claim 1,wherein the step of extracting a plurality of key points on each frameof image in the plurality of frames of images comprises: extracting theplurality of key points on each frame of image by using a faciallandmark localization algorithm.
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 13. A non-volatilecomputer readable medium storing a computer program thereon, whereinwhen executed by a processor, the program implements a living bodyrecognition detection method, the method comprising: acquiring aplurality of frames of images of a target object at different positionsrelative to a pick-up camera; extracting a plurality of key points oneach frame of image in the plurality of frames of images; respectivelycalculating distances between the key points on each frame of image, andcalculating a plurality of ratios of each frame of image according tothe calculated distances of each frame of image; and analyzing changesof the plurality of ratios for the plurality of frames of images, anddetermining whether the target object is a living object or notaccording to the changes of the plurality of ratios.
 14. An electronicdevice, comprising: one or more processors; and a storage apparatusconfigured to store one or more programs that, when executed by the oneor more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations: acquiring a plurality of frames of images of atarget object at different positions relative to a pick-up camera;extracting a plurality of key points on each frame of image in theplurality of frames of images; respectively calculating distancesbetween the key points on each frame of image, and calculating aplurality of ratios of each frame of image according to the calculateddistances of each frame of image; and analyzing changes of the pluralityof ratios for the plurality of frames of images, and determining whetherthe target object is a living object or not according to the changes ofthe plurality of ratios.
 15. The electronic device according to claim14, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations: inputting the plurality of ratios into aclassifier model to obtain a classification result, and determiningwhether the target object is a living object or not according to theclassification result.
 16. The electronic device according to claim 15,wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations: acquiring a plurality of frames of images of aplurality of living objects, calculating the plurality of ratiosaccording to a plurality of frames of images of each living object inthe plurality of living objects, and using the plurality of ratios as apositive sample set; acquiring a plurality of frames of images of aplurality of non-living objects, calculating the plurality of ratiosaccording to a plurality of frames of images of each non-living objectin the plurality of non-living objects, and using the plurality ofratios as a negative sample set; and acquiring the classifier modelusing a deep learning algorithm based on the positive sample set and thenegative sample set.
 17. The electronic device according to claim 15,wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations: when the classification result is a positiveclass, determining that the target object is a living object; and whenthe classification result is a negative class, determining that thetarget object is a non-living object.
 18. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 14, wherein the one or more programs, when executedby the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processorsto implement the following operations: acquiring a reference number offrames of images of the target object at different distances to thepick-up camera.
 19. The electronic device according to claim 18, whereinthe one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors,further cause the one or more processors to implement the followingoperations: acquiring a dynamic image of the target object at a changingposition relative to the pick-up camera; and dividing the dynamic imageaccording to reference time periods, and extracting the reference numberof frames of images.
 20. The electronic device according to claim 18,wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or moreprocessors, further cause the one or more processors to implement thefollowing operations: prompting by using a detection box a user that animage of the target object appears in the detection box; and changing asize of the detection box in response to acquiring an image of thetarget object.
 21. The electronic device according to claim 14, whereinthe one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors,further cause the one or more processors to implement the followingoperations: respectively calculating a distance from a pupil point to anasal tip point, a distance from a pupil point to a mouth corner pointand a distance from a mouth corner point to a nasal tip point on eachframe of image; wherein on each frame of image, the distance from apupil point to a nasal tip point is a first distance, the distance froma pupil point to a mouth corner point is a second distance, and thedistance from a mouth corner point to a nasal tip point is a thirddistance. 22-24. (canceled)